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Albert Bierstadt's Art
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Albert Bierstadt's Art
An analysis of Albert Bierstadt's paintings and his contribution to the New Eden image of the soon to be conquered American West.
1,717 words (approx. 6.9 pages) |
7 sources |
MLA | 2008
Paper Summary:
This paper discusses Albert Bierstadt's art and describes how his paintings depict the landscapes and environments of the United States West in their most idyllic and archetypal form. The paper describes some of Bierstadt's specific paintings and provides an appendix with copies of the paintings for the reader to view. The paper suggests that Bierstadt held a bombastic mentality as he profited and helped forge the New Eden image of the soon to be conquered American West.Table of Contents:
Cultivating His Landscapes
Bierstadt's New Eden
Bierstadt as Spokesman for Manifest Destiny
From the Paper:
"Bierstadt was a product of his time, a true purveyor of Manifest Destiny and profiteer over the national drive westward. By all accounts, he had no evil intent nor was he a morally bad figure. It is with the aid of historical perspective that we may see how his individual works and success played a role in the paradigm of the American West. His pervasive advertisement of a New Eden was merely one part among many in the schema of mid-19th century American society and politics. Indian Canoe is a testament to the repercussions of zealotry and the dehumanization of those who stand before faith. The weight of all humanity's consciousness is heavier for it."Sample of Sources Used:
- Robert Rosenblum. 19th Century Art. New York City, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1984, 163.
- Gordon Hendricks. Albert Bierstadt: Painter of the American West, ed. Ruth Wolfe. New York City, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1974, 15-40.
- R.S. Trump. The Life and Works of Albert Bierstadt. High Wycomb, England: University Microfilms, 1969, 35.
- Nancy K. Anderson and Linda S. Ferber. Albert Bierstadt: Art & Enterprise. New York, NY: The Brooklyn Museum and Hudson Hill Press, 1991, 23.
- Matthew Baigell. Albert Bierstadt. New York City, NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1981, 10-11.
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